California Trails Conservancy Program Comes to Life in SB 287
Public Lands Staffing Crisis Worsens as More Layoffs Threatened
Your Voice Matters Now More Than Ever Guest blog by our national advocacy partners at Outdoor Alliance Original Post Date: March 6, 2025 Click here to view Outdoor Alliance’s Orginal Article Since mid-February, when land management agencies terminated more than 10% of their staff, Outdoor Alliance and its partners have been meeting with lawmakers and agency staff to push for […]
The Legislative Trail: CAMTB’s 2025 Legislative Agenda is Live!
Check out all the state and federal legislation related to cycling, trails, and public lands. 2025 marks our 4th season of tracking and influencing state and federal legislation and our 2nd year of sponsoring state legislation. Our 2025 Legislative Agenda is live. Click on the button below to learn more and get involved. We’re hitting the ground running this year, […]
Action Alert: Oppose Federal Land Manager Staffing Cuts
Our Federal partners, including the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service, are under attack. Please use your voice to help us restore and protect natural resources staffing on public lands in California. Pictured Above: Robert Chavez, Trabuco Ranger District Division Chief with Robert Anderson, from left, William Hurst, and Garrett Warden, outside the Silverado Fire […]
Action Alert: Help Us Protect Prop 4 Funding!
Use your voice to protect funding for parks, trails, and wildfire mitigation! CAMTB has significant concerns regarding how Proposition 4: Climate Bond (Prop 4) funds, approved by voters in November, are being utilized in the Governor’s 2025-26 Proposed Budget. The potential negative impact on access to recreation, trails, and public lands cannot be overlooked. Currently, $273 million of funding from previous years’ budgets for climate […]
Become a CAMTB Trail Champion
From the diggers to the donors to the diplomats, it takes a village of CAMTB Trail Champions to make more and better bike-friendly trails in California a reality. We welcome all of those who share in our vision for preserving and protecting the wild places we love to ride and trails that take us to, through, and from them. Trail […]
Breaking News: Senate Passes EXPLORE Act
Today, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to pass the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act. It now heads to the desk of President Joe Biden to sign into law. The bipartisan legislation includes much-needed provisions to expand equitable and inclusive access to the outdoors for veterans, youth, families, and communities across the country. The House passed a version of […]
CAMTB Teen Ambassador Cohort 3 Applications
About Teen Ambassadorship CAMTB’s Teen Ambassador Program is rooted in NICA’s Teen Trail Corps’ SPEAK, SERVE, RIDE, and RESPECT principles and the SoCal League’s WRMB Challenge Values, both of which focus on the non-racing aspects of cycling. The program aims to educate student-athletes about the world of cycling advocacy and inspire a culture of service and personal action. Ambassadors will work alongside our advocacy team, […]
CA Wildfire Task Force – Tahoe Recap
The California Mountain Biking Coalition (CAMTB) recently attended the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force meeting in South Lake Tahoe to highlight the growing intersection between recreation and wildfire management. Nearly 500 people gathered in South Lake Tahoe (and over 300 joined online) for the Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force’s Sierra Nevada regional meeting, hosted by the California Tahoe […]
UPDATE: CAMTB November 2024 General Election Voter Guide
The California Mountain Biking Coalition is keen to share our 2024 California November General Election voter guide and election endorsements. We support these candidates for their stance on and commitment to outdoor recreation and environmental stewardship in California. We are also endorsing regional measures and statewide propositions that align with our advocacy pillars. To learn more about our criteria for […]